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Myanmar asked for taking action against the insurgent groups: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju today said that India has requested Myanmar to take action against the insurgent groups taking shelter in that country. Talking to reporters in Itanagar after inaugurating the advanced landing ground in Pasighat, the minister said there are reports of some leaders of insurgent outfits from the north east taking shelter in Myanmar.<br/><br/>Claiming that the situation in Assam was under control,<br/>Rijiju said the Unified Command Structure has been continuing its operations against NDFB militants since the carnage on December 23, 2014. The minister said that the recent killing at Kokrajhar early this month and the continuous violence triggered by ULFA in Upper Assam have been seriously viewed by the Centre. He added that additional forces will be deployed to tackle the situation.

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